SOUTH WHITLEY — Getting two players over the 20-point mark Friday at home, the Whitko boys basketball team defeated Wabash 72-52 in Three Rivers Conference action. Senior Logan Irwin finished with a game-high 24 points, while junior teammate Alex Stoddard was right with him, netting 22 points on 11 field goals. In all, Whitko had nine different players score in the win, which improved the Wildcats to 6-7 overall and 3-2 in the TRC. Whitko is back in action tonight, travelling to Leo. WHITKO 72, WABASH 52 Wa 11 11 11 19 — 52 Wh 21 18 17 16 — 72 Whitko — Logan Irwin 9 6-8 24, Keaton Irwin 1 1-3 4, Dylan Cumberland 0 2-2 2, Alex Stoddard 11 0-2 22, Trey Weber 2 0-0 5, Jordan Sims 1 2-2 4, Colin Nicodemus 2 1-3 5, Gabe Powell 2 0-1 4, Tyler Hinora 0 0-0 0, Stephen Bennett 0 0-0 0, Kolten Krull 1 0-1 2. Totals 29 12-22 72. Wabash — Landon Cole 2 5-10 10, Tyler King 0 0-0 0, Breyton Nealis 6 0-0 12, Kodi Clemons 0 0-0 0, Nate Price 1 3-4 5, Andrew Adamson 0 0-0 0, Jacob Ellis 0 0-2 0, Tyler Brewer 4 4-5 12, Roger Davis 0 0-0 0, Shea Beauchamp 5 2-4 13. Totals 18 14-25 52. Three-point goals — Whitko 2 (K. Irwin, Weber), Wabash 2 (Cole, Beauchamp); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Whitko 22, Wabash 20 (Brewer, Beauchamp); Records — Whitko 6-7 (3-2 TRC), Wabash 6-5 (3-1 TRC).
Friday in Syracuse
With the Concord Minutemen in town for a Northern Lakes Conference game Friday night, the Wawasee Warriors fell 55-44. Concord finished the game with five players scoring at least seven points, led by Franko House’s 12, while Wawasee had four score at least seven, paced by Bauer Schmeltz’s 13. The loss leaves Wawasee with an 8-6 mark overall and 0-4 record in the NLC. The Warriors return to action today, hosting Lakeland. CONCORD 55, WAWASEE 44 C 12 13 17 12 — 55 W 12 8 13 11 — 44 Concord — Adam Glanders 3 0-0 7, DuWhan Alford 4 1-1 10, Franko House 5 2-2 12, Seth Huxford 3 0-0 7, Jason Spriggs 3 2-3 8, Ramon Johnson 1 0-0 3, Osirus Munn 1 1-2 3, Dakota Simon 1 0-0 3, Ghaneah Wayker 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 6-8 55. Wawasee — Trent Koble 4 0-0 10, Jake Clark 2 2-3 7, Ryndan Aaron 2 6-9 11, Zac Patrick 1 0-0 3, Bauer Schmeltz 4 1-1 13, Austin Lutz 0 0-0 0, Alex Clark 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 9-13 44. Three-point goals — Concord 6 (Johnson, Glanders, Alford, Simon, Huxford, Wayker), Wawasee 9 (Schmeltz 4, Koble 2, J. Clark, Aaron, Patrick); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Concord 18 (Spriggs), Wawasee 11; Turnovers — Concord 7, Wawasee 15; Rebounds — Concord 29 (House 6), Wawasee 18 (Aaron 3); Assists — Concord 6 (Spriggs 3), Wawasee 7 (J. Clark 5); Steals — Concord 6 (House 3), Wawasee 2; Blocks — Concord 2, Wawasee 0; Records — Concord 10-3 (3-2 NLC), Wawasee 8-6 (0-4 NLC). JV — Concord 56, Wawasee 23.
Friday in Bourbon
The top team in the Northern State Conference handed the worst a loss Friday night in Bourbon, as the Class 1A No. 5 Triton Trojans defeated Jimtown 67-39. Junior Clay Yeo followed up his 39-point effort in Monday night’s TCU Bi-County championship win with a 31-point effort against Jimtown. Also for Triton, sophomore Tanner Shepherd had 12 points, while sophomore Cody Shively had 12 rebounds and five assists. The 12-3 (4-0 NSC) Trojans host Argos Tuesday night. TRITON 67, JIMTOWN 39 J 6 12 11 10 — 39 T 17 13 24 13 — 67 Triton — Clay Yeo 13-19 5-6 31, Zak Shively 3-6 0-1 6, Tanner Shepherd 5-11 2-3 12, Seth Glingle 2-4 0-0 4, Cody Shively 1-4 4-4 6, Darren Harrell 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Nordmann 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson Downing 0-3 0-0 0, Bryson Mosier 1-1 0-0 2, Seth Flenar 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Mosson 2-2 0-0 5, Dillon Meadway 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 27-50 12-16 67. Jimtown — Mason Brown 2-6 3-4 7, Corleone Desimone 2-5 0-0 4, Evan Oblinger 2-6 2-2 7, Justin Brown 1-8 1-2 3, Augie Farwig 2-4 1-2 5, Alec Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Chase Hoeflinger 2-3 0-0 5, Michael Hobbs 2-10 4-7 8. Totals 13-44 11-17 39. Three-point goals — Triton 1-9 (Mosson), Jimtown 2-12 (Hoeflinger, Oblinger); Team Fouls — Triton 17, Jimtown 17; Turnovers — Triton 13, Jimtown 21; Rebounds — Triton 30 (C. Shively 12), Jimtown 30 (Hobbs 11); Assists — Triton 16 (Z. Shively 5, C. Shively 5), Jimtown 6 (J. Brown 3); Steals — Triton 9 (C. Shively 3), Jimtown 5 (Hoeflinger 2, Hobb 2); Blocks — Triton 1, Jimtown 2 (Oblinger 2); Records — Triton 12-3 (4-0 NSC), Jimtown 1-11 (0-3 NSC).
